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  1. Shiroelex

    Power-loss Above 3500rpms, Stalling, Backfiring, No Mil

    Mine read rich on one bank when I had a failing coil on that side. Try swapping your coils around and see if the richness code changes banks.
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    2003 Focus - Battery Light; But everything checks out.

    On a friend's 2000 Focus, I was having weird alternator problems like that. After swapping the alternator and still having the problem, I found one of the wires in the alternator harness was barely holding together. With the wire disconnected, the alternator would kick out up to 18 volts at...
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    Tinting Tail Lights

    I just did my lights with the VHT and they came out great. I cleaned the lenses first, wet sanded with 2000 grit, then used adhesion promoter. I ran hot water over the can of VHT before using it to thin out the paint and increase the can pressure, and sprayed 3 coats. After the VHT, I sprayed...
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    Speedometer Reading Low On Stock 03 Gt

    I wouldn't rely on a differential tag being 100% right. They may have only looked at that and not the internals. You could always do the old school method of jacking up the rear end, putting the car in neutral, and spinning the tires by hand to see how many revolutions the driveshaft makes in...
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    Just Bought A 2004 Mustang Gt Got A Question

    They were cable operated clutches up to 2004. You should be able to pull up on the pedal to make the adjustment UNLESS someone replaced the quadrant with an aftermarket one. There is also a hydraulic conversion kit for these cars, but I've never seen one done.
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    2004 Gt Brake Problem After Smacking A Curb

    Did you double check the new axle with the old one? If your replacement came from a different year Mustang, it might be the wrong length.
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    Black Rims, White Car hmm

    I vote for white spoke deep dish 95 Cobra Rs.
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    Alternator testing: Autozone Fails; O'Reilly Passes

    It fails at Autozone because it's not from a Honda. All kidding aside, I worked at Autozone for a few years, and the employee training/machine upkeep was nonexistent for those machines. For what it's worth, I had the exact scenario happen with an alternator from a 95 Sable, and it worked...
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    Autocross Experts: Advice getting started?

    I would have to imagine swapping your solid axle out for a Cobra IRS would help the car immensely.
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    Considering 315 size Nitto NT-05's? Look At Pic Inside.

    I agree with this, that looks about right to me. I'd prefer a tiny bit of bulge from a tire like that, since they don't have rim lip protectors on them anyway.
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    Drive train ????

    Both, technically. I was wrong about who I was thinking about, too. It was CobraRed96GT, and here's a video he made demonstrating the B&M Ratchet shifter. It's pretty kickass for an auto.
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    lug stud is loose

    Is it a front wheel stud, or a rear? The studs press into the flanges through the back, and are splined. If you're lucky, the splines are still ok in the flange and you can just press a new stud in and be on your way. If the flange is stripped out, you'll have to hunt down some oversized...
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    Drive train ????

    If it's a stock car, I wouldn't go much higher than 2800 or 3000 stall. If it's got a few bolt-ons that seriously affect power such as cams, I'd shoot for a 3200. If you're not 100% positive your stock converter is going bad, or the car is bone stock, don't touch it. 4.10s or higher are...
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    1999 mustang gt pats sytem

    I was only given one set of keys when I bought my current 02 GT. When those were stolen, the only way for me to get new keys was to have the car towed to a Ford dealership and spend a bit over 200 bucks to have them make new ones. I asked around, and everyone told me "If you want a new key cut...
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    Bullitt Prototype Bumper

    That rear bumper kind of looks like the Marauder rear to me. I think the thing I like the best about the front bumper is the lack of a license plate recess, and the way they did the honeycomb. Also, I don't think there are any side scoops at all on that thing...
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    1999 escort trans questions

    Nope. The Escort uses the F4EAT 4 speed auto, while the Contour uses the CD4E transmission.
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    Help - what is this electrical box

    That's a headlight actuator module. Probably from a GM. It looks like someone clipped the connectors off of the harness and hot glued the wires directly to the pins. EDIT: Looks like you can find one in a 1990 Buick Reatta.
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    Been away for awhile...Back with some new ammo under the hood :)

    Very nice. I like the OEM look to it all. Is that a Gerber on your expansion tank?
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    How do people come up with prices?

    Ooh, and it has chrome billet rims. That must be rare. I want a chip and exhaust that gives me as much horsepower as a stock Terminator too...
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    Perhaps crazy idea

    So, just a cowl hood?